Parsons College E-News Volume 4, No. 2 Summer 2011 PARSONS COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF 10 NEW INDUCTEES TO THE WALL OF HONOR, RAISING TOTAL TO 29!!! We welcome another distinguished Parsons College class of students/alums to the Wall of Honor. The 3rd Annual WOH Ceremony will be held at 10:00 AM on October 8, 2011 at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts in the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Inductees, their family and friends, will be invited back to Fairfield for the celebration. Admission to the ceremony is FREE. A luncheon at the Fairfield Country Club will follow and tickets will be available for a donation of $25.00. CONGRATULATIONS new members! ** Doug Billings '63, Murrells Inlet, SC - National/International ** Ida Nakashima Schneck '46, Greenwood Village, CO – Hospitality Executive for Holiday Inn Corporation – President of Became a Doctor of Pediatrics – Later specialized in Hotel/Hospitality Development Company – Formed own Adolescent Medicine and followed with a career as a faculty company to purchase hotels and hospitality products for member at the University of Colorado Medical School – investment groups world-wide – President of Sigma Phi Epsilon Currently volunteers supervising medial students and assisting and Inter-Fraternity Council at Parsons - Worked for the college with the blind and dyslexic and is a member of American and was instrumental in expanding Greek system… Medical Women‟s Association and The Society of Adolescent Medicine… ** John Glotfelty '48, Lakeland, FL - Medical Doctor/U.S. Public Health Service – Highly regarded as a Doctor in the field ** Steven Smith '67, Alexandria, IN - University of Opthalmology. Successful practice led to serving as President/Legal Council/Public Defender – Prior to entering officer/board member to numerous medical-related professional law practice, served as Director of Admission, Vice President, associations – Appointed to the State Board of Medicine by President and Legal Counsel for the Cabrillo Pacific Governor of Florida – Colonel in Iowa National Guard – University - In addition to law, became a Public Defender in Graduated Parsons in three years… the juvenile courts – Serves community as President of Community Center and is an active leader in development of ** George Long '58, Urbandale, IA – Received state and young people. Member Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity… national recognition as teacher, coach and athletic director - Named “Iowa and Central Region Athletic Director of the Year” ** Bob Spencer '57, Des Moines, IA - Pioneer/Visionary – “National Athletic Director of the Year” – “National Booster N.C.A.A. Women's Sports – Basketball coach who of the Year” - Chairman of the National Boosters Club - and in championed women‟s athletics - Accumulated 660 wins over 1982 named “Urbandale Citizen of the Year” – Member of his women‟s coaching career – Mentored Parsons “Wild- Parsons Zeta/Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity… Kittens” until 1973 closing – Later at Fresno State he became the winningest coach in their history - Awarded “Jostens- ** Richard Reece '64, Marina Del Rey, CA - Berenson Service Award” by WBCA recognizing his lasting National/International acclaimed Real Estate Educator/Executive legacy… – President of Appraisers LLC – Internationally, founded Russian Society of Appraisers – Named “Educator of the Year” ** Robert Stiller '67, Waterbury, VT - Forbes 2001 by International Real Estate Educators Association – National "Entrepreneur of the Year" – Founded Green Mountain Coffee President for Association of Master Appraisers – Founder of Pi Roaster – An enjoyable cup of coffee in a ski-lodge led to the Kappa Alpha Fraternity and outstanding Parsons graduating purchase of a small company and the establishment of a billion senior 1964… dollar commercial coffee outlet empire – Founder, President and CEO – 2001 featured in Forbes Magazine and Green ** Charles Reed '42, (posthumously) – Meteorologist-Base Mountain Coffee ranked 16th on Forbes list of 200 Best Small Weather and Typhoon Officer – Assistant Executive Director of Companies… USAF Office of Scientific Research - Executive Director/Program Officer for National Academy of Science – ** Gene Timmerman '63-'65, (posthumously) - Distinguished Awarded “Legion of Merit” – “USAF Commendation Medal” – U.S. Army Veteran - "Golden Knights" Parachute Team - “First Oak Leaf Cluster” – National Academy of Science Distinguished career in the U.S. Army‟s 101st Airborne “Distinguished Service Award” – At Parsons, graduated summa Division – received the “Purple Heart” and the “Army cum laude… Commendation Medal” – following Vietnam was a member of U.S. Army‟s elite “Golden Knights” parachute team – at Wall of Honor Ceremony – October 8, 2011 Parsons, was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and a founder of the Parsons Sharpshooters Skydiving Team… BARYHYDT CHAPEL ORGAN AND LOFT NAMED IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO MADE IT HAPPEN… ORGAN & PIANO FUND SET-UP TO HELP OFFSET MAINTENANCE COSTS Over the passed several years or so, we've watched as John Connet almost single-handedly restored the Barhydt Chapel organ. He is duly credited with completely rebuilding the 21 rank, 1800 pipe, 3 manual Moller Opus 10167, 1966 Barhydt Chapel organ. As a result of John's effort, the organ lofts have been named in his honor – the John Connet lofts. In addition, and as a major thank you for the financial support of donors John and Coralee Dey, the organ has been named the John and Coralee Dey organ. The actual dedication ceremony was held sometime ago and a number of recital and concert programs have been performed and demonstrated on the organ. The next step is to maintain the center's organ and pianos, and this requires funds. So, for those interested in stepping up in support, a means has Etch your family name been established. in Parsons History! A new Organ & Piano Fund has been created to allow donors and sponsors to make specified donations for either maintenance purposes, or to sponsor a organ or piano program. Since the full cost of a recital would be prohibitive to most, smaller donations can now be grouped together and each individual donating would be listed as a sponsor. If you are interested in helping keep the organ & pianos playing, you may send your donation to: Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, 200 North Main Street, Fairfield, IA 52556, and specify to Buy A Brick! which purpose you are donating. For more information call Robert Glocke at 641-472-4551. If you want to help support the preservation of the memory of Parsons College, buy a INSIDE THIS ISSUE…… brick. To find out how, call or email Dave Neff at: Barhydt Organ/Piano Fund Set-up……..……......2 888.218.6020 or [email protected] Remember When?................................…………3-4 Digging Up The Past: Rock „n Roll………………5 Spotlight – “The Boys of Summer”………….....6-7 Mystery Quiz?……………………………..……….8 “Peira” Photo Gallery……………………………..9 Letters-To-Editor…………………..…………10-11 Memoriams.............................................................12 We Need Your News! Parsons College E-News Summer 2011 Page 2 REMEMBER WHEN… with Doug Marion’70 The excellence of the Parsons Intramural program was a surprise to many. For those high school jocks who fell just short of varsity athletics and for those who just wanted to compete, they were directed to the Intramural program. The intense competition within the many sports provided an outlet to satisfy the desire to participate and it was a shock to many. The Intramural program was well organized and included competition in every sport you could imagine. From flag-football, to swimming and all the way down to bowling and billiards, team competition throughout the sixties was both fierce, hard hitting, and fun. In any given year, there were always 3-4 teams in each sport that were tough and capable of winning the coveted first-place Sweepstakes Trophy. Make no mistake, teams and participants were out to win. As the late, great NASCAR legend, Dale Earnhardt, told me many times, “second-place sucks!” If all Parsons College intramural competitors gathered today to remember their favorites, who might they be? Everybody has an opinion. Some feel the best “sport-for-sport “athlete to come along in the early – mid-60‟swas Larry Blixt „66. A valuable member of the Parsons baseball team, Larry was a fierce competitor who hated losing. But when there was a better team, Blixt extended his hand and tipped his hat to “good sportsmanship.” It was no surprise that Blixt coached the Wildcats baseball team and was drafted by the MLB Baltimore Orioles in 1966. Today, at 67, Larry is Director of Corporate Relations at Iowa Speedway. Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity was a dominate force. As I recall, many of Larry‟s Brothers who also excelled were: Chris Adams, Kirk Armstrong, John Nair, Bob Habetler, John Loeb, Fred Ramlow, Newt Greaser, Larry Marino and Hobie Banister. Always in the race with the Sig Eps was Phi Sigma Epsilon and “Where The Boys Are.” A few of the „1960‟s Phi Sigs I remember were, Fred Emde, Bill Flag-football, basketball, softball, track, wrestling, tennis, Larkin, Dennis Edwards, Jim Ostrander, Frank Chicko, Pete soccer and volleyball, were not the only sports offered in the Andersen, and oh yeah, then PC‟s “Portfolio” sports editor, John Intramural program. The competition in swimming (above), Blackstock. The WTBA‟s were usually headed by Mason along with archery, bowling and billiards were also fiercely Delafield, Steve Stans, Bill Healey, Denny Meyers, the Tierney competitive… brothers